Two Jewish tourists have been attacked by a group of 10 migrants chanting "Free Palestine" in Venice.
Men from north Africa surrounded the couple just before midnight on the Strada Nuova, one of the main shopping streets near the Rialto Bridge in the Italian city.
The American and Israeli duo were wearing Orthodox clothing and tried to flee from the attack.
However, the men chased and then encircled them while shouting "Free Palestine".
The incident took place at around midnight on the Strada Nuova (file photo)
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It is believed one then set his rottweiler on the tourists, while another slapped the man.
A glass bottle was also thrown which then shattered and injured the woman's ankle.
The attack was eventually broken up by officers from the Guardia di Finanza, Italy's heavily-armed financial crime unit, who witnessed the attack and intervened.
A 31-year-old Tunisian man, who had slapped one of the tourists, was arrested, alongside two others.
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The incident was interrupted by officers from the Guardia di Finanza (pictured) who witnessed the attack
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He was charged with assault and banned from entering the city of Venice for two years.
Two others from the group were found to be living in Italy illegally, and have since been transferred to a detention centre where they are awaiting deportation.
The attack was branded "cowardly and despicable" by the Jewish Community of Venice.
It also questioned the Venetian tradition of being welcoming.
It is the second anti-Semitic incident to have taken place near the Rialto Bridge (PICTURED) in the last two months
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Luigi Brugnaro, the mayor of the city - home to what is widely considered the oldest Jewish ghetto in Europe - said: "Venice is and must continue to be an open, welcoming and safe city, where mutual respect is the foundation of civil coexistence.
"The attack is a serious and unacceptable act, which I condemn in the strongest terms.
"We firmly say 'no' to any resurgence of antisemitism, as well as to Islamophobia. Venice will never tolerate any form of hatred of discrimination."
Just one month ago, another Jewish American couple were attacked in the same area near to the Rialto Bridge.
Three men threw water at the couple before spitting on them, setting a dog on them, and hurling antisemitic insults.